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Who was standing behind Obama today? White House won't say
washington examiner ^ | 12/3/13 | BYRON YORK

Posted on 12/03/2013 9:46:16 PM PST by Nachum

Nineteen people stood behind President Obama on stage in the Executive Office Building Tuesday as the president kicked off a new campaign to promote Obamacare. One of those people, a young Florida woman named Monica Weeks, introduced Obama after telling the story of being struck with Crohn's Disease at age 19 and receiving expensive treatments for several years that were covered by her parents' health care plan — because Obamacare allowed her to remain on that plan until age 26. Now, Weeks said, she has coverage through a job. "The Affordable Care Act gives young adults who are just starting their careers more time to find a good job that offers reliable health insurance," Weeks said.

There were 18 other people standing with Weeks and the president on stage. Obama began his remarks by saying, "Thanks to Monica, thanks to everybody standing behind me." A little later, criticizing Republicans who have pronounced Obamacare a failure, the president said, "I would advise them to check with the people who are here today and the people that they represent all across the country whose lives have been changed for the better by the Affordable Care Act."

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


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KEYWORDS: behind; bobbleheads; obama; standing; today; usefultools
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To: Tennessee Nana

Yeah, I started trying to figure out how long it’s been since the age 26 rule was initiated. Wasn’t it about a year and a half ago?


21 posted on 12/03/2013 10:48:14 PM PST by ArmstedFragg (hoaxy dopey changey)
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To: Nachum
Truly....he is the messiah


22 posted on 12/03/2013 10:59:46 PM PST by Daffynition (*$17,000,000,000,000* Fear the beards! GO SOX!)
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To: Nachum

Barack Obama. The biggest American embarrassment ever. He should’ve resigned when he was caught lying. How can he even show his face in public?


23 posted on 12/03/2013 11:04:11 PM PST by Musket (It's very simple:<i>your quoted text pasted here</i><p> produces Quoted Italic with paragraph break)
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To: mylife; LeoWindhorse; a fool in paradise
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24 posted on 12/03/2013 11:05:17 PM PST by Daffynition (*$17,000,000,000,000* Fear the beards! GO SOX!)
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To: Tennessee Nana
I'd dig a bit deeper into Monica's story.

Is she employed full time? If not, how does a part time job offer insurance?

If she IS employed full time, how does she have the free time to jet off for a photo op at the WH in the middle of a work week?

I work full time, and I could NEVER just "take off" for several days.

Nor WOULD I.

Time away from the job= no paycheck.

25 posted on 12/03/2013 11:28:54 PM PST by boop (I had no IDEA I'd be paying for Obamacare. I thought it would be a rich guy.)
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To: Nachum
Who was standing behind Obama today?

Was someone standing behind 0bama today?

Why are you asking that?

Who was standing behind you today? Answer that!

26 posted on 12/03/2013 11:57:51 PM PST by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: boop

Scroll down to see her background and papers that she wrote while in College in Florida (trust me, you will want to see this). She has had a job in DC since July.

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/monica-weeks/2a/51a/4a7


27 posted on 12/03/2013 11:59:14 PM PST by garandgal
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To: TigersEye

LOL


28 posted on 12/04/2013 12:00:51 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: boop

Apparently she works in DC as a project coordinator II at World Resources Institute. She graduated from UCF in 2010 with a BA in political science and then got her master’s in 2012 at Florida International University in Latin American and Caribbean Studies as well as a certificate in Women’s Studies. I’m guessing she’s about 25, and I’m pretty certain she’s a typical O-bot.


29 posted on 12/04/2013 12:02:40 AM PST by Prince of Space (Be Breitbart, baby. LIFB.)
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To: Nachum

“If the people come to believe that the government is no longer constrained by the laws then they will conclude that neither are they.”


30 posted on 12/04/2013 12:27:02 AM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: Prince of Space

By an amazing coincidence, World Resources Institute is a recipient of funds from George Soros.


31 posted on 12/04/2013 12:46:03 AM PST by ArmstedFragg (hoaxy dopey changey)
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To: Prince of Space

Well the 26 rule went into effect in 2010, so she was either covered on parent plan until then (say age 23) or could have had cheap student coverage.

The Act covers children ‘til 26 even if they become eligible for employer coverage. So I’m not sure whether she’s saying she’s still on the parents plan now, or she left it when she got the job. Bottom line, though, she’d probably have had access to student coverage through 2012, even without ObieCare.


32 posted on 12/04/2013 1:01:59 AM PST by ArmstedFragg (hoaxy dopey changey)
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To: ArmstedFragg

Any of those expensive treatments she got between (roughly) 19 and 22 wouldn’t have been impacted by ObieCare.


33 posted on 12/04/2013 1:05:04 AM PST by ArmstedFragg (hoaxy dopey changey)
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To: Nachum

Weeks was 19 when she got Crohn’s.....how long ago did the Dicktator make insurance companies cover kids til 26??? How old is she now?? Something is missing, but I don’t know what.


34 posted on 12/04/2013 2:14:36 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Tennessee Nana

THANK YOU!!!! HOW DID SHE???? I couldn’t put my finger on it, but you did!!! Just ANOTHER LIAR.


35 posted on 12/04/2013 2:16:17 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: garandgal

OMG...she’s just anther LIBERAL, FEMINIST ACTIVIST DEMOCRAT!!!!!


36 posted on 12/04/2013 2:19:11 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Nachum

Of all of the fashionable political tactical fads, the idea of having a bunch of brainless robotic bobble-heads in the background, nodding in insipid agreement with the politico front man, is particularly obnoxious. I wish this idiocy a rapid and permanent demise.


37 posted on 12/04/2013 2:25:57 AM PST by Cincinatus (Omnia relinquit servare Rempublicam)
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To: LeoWindhorse
the crew cut white guy to O’s left looked like he didn’t have all his marbles . Or feeling extremely awkward at being used as a prop for a huge lie

And why did crew cut guy have Oprah to his left?

38 posted on 12/04/2013 2:50:18 AM PST by verga (The devil is in the details)
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To: garandgal; boop
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39 posted on 12/04/2013 2:54:43 AM PST by verga (The devil is in the details)
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To: laplata
الخنزير العظيم الجميل
40 posted on 12/04/2013 3:36:45 AM PST by Justa
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